kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
index finger; forefinger; second toe
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
regret; repentance; remorse
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
and; thereupon; because of that
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
I see; that's right; indeed